Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2024 Feb 15;246:115841. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115841. Epub 2023 Nov 20.
There is an urgent need to accurately quantify tumor-derived exosomes, which have emerged as promising non-invasive tumor diagnostic biomarkers. Herein, a bispecific-aptamer sandwich-type gold nanoparticle-modified electrochemical aptasensor was developed based on a four-way junction (4-WJ)-triggered dual rolling circle amplification (RCA)-assisted methylene blue (MB)/G-quadruplex strategy for extremely specific and sensitive exosome detection. This aptamer/exosome/aptamer sandwich-type design contained a CD63-specific aptamer and a cancerous mucin-1 (MUC1) protein-specific aptamer. The CD63 aptamer modified on a gold electrode captured exosomes, and then the sandwich-type aptasensor was formed with the addition of the MUC1 aptamer. The MUC1 aptamer's 3'-end sequence facilitated the formation of 4-WJ, assisted by a molecular beacon probe and a binary DNA probe. Subsequently, a dual-RCA reaction was triggered by binding to two cytosine-rich circle DNA templates at both ends of 4-WJ. Ultimately, dual-RCA products containing multiple G-quadruplex conformations were generated with the assistance of K to trap abundant MB indicators and amplify electrochemical signals. The aptasensor exhibited high specificity, sensitivity, repeatability, and stability toward MCF-7-derived exosomes, with a detection limit of 20 particles/mL and a linear range of 1 × 10 to 1 × 10 particles/mL. Moreover, it showed excellent applicability in clinical settings to recover exosomes in normal human serum. Our aptasensor is anticipated to serve as a versatile platform for detecting various specific aptamer-based targets in biomedical and bioanalytical applications.
目前迫切需要准确地量化肿瘤来源的外泌体,因为它们已成为很有前途的非侵入性肿瘤诊断生物标志物。在此,我们基于四链体(4-WJ)触发的双滚环扩增(RCA)辅助亚甲基蓝(MB)/G-四链体策略,开发了一种双特异性适体夹心型金纳米粒子修饰的电化学适体传感器,用于极其特异性和灵敏地检测外泌体。该适体/外泌体/适体夹心型设计包含了一个 CD63 特异性适体和一个癌胚粘蛋白-1(MUC1)蛋白特异性适体。修饰在金电极上的 CD63 适体捕获外泌体,然后加入 MUC1 适体形成夹心型适体传感器。MUC1 适体的 3'端序列有助于 4-WJ 的形成,分子信标探针和双 DNA 探针辅助 4-WJ 的形成。随后,通过结合 4-WJ 两端的两个富含胞嘧啶的环 DNA 模板,触发双 RCA 反应。最终,在 K 的协助下,双 RCA 产物生成了多个 G-四链体构象,捕获了大量的 MB 指示剂并放大了电化学信号。该适体传感器对 MCF-7 衍生的外泌体具有高特异性、灵敏度、重复性和稳定性,检测限为 20 个颗粒/mL,线性范围为 1×10 至 1×10 个颗粒/mL。此外,它在临床环境中具有出色的适用性,可从正常人血清中回收外泌体。我们的适体传感器有望成为生物医学和生物分析应用中检测各种基于特异性适体的靶标的通用平台。
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